A grumpy vs sunshine, age-gap, romantic suspense set in the Scottish Highlands.
Beyond the Thistles by Samantha Young is now live!
It's been a long time since Walker Ironside left behind Scotland and the memories that haunt him. Yet after years of traveling the world as a bodyguard, Walker misses his homeland enough to return. To a village in the Scottish Highlands that plays host to an exclusive members-only club, Ardnoch Estate. If not happy, Walker is content working with the elite security at the club and maintaining his bachelor lifestyle. What he doesn't need is distraction in the form of the enticing but too-young newcomer, single mother Sloane Harrow.
Sloane never imagined she'd get pregnant at sixteen. Or that a decade later she'd escape from California with her daughter, Callie, to start over in the Scottish Highlands. Hidden and safe from Callie's dangerous father, Sloane is satisfied with their new lives. Her daughter is happy. Sloane has a stable job, a quaint cottage, a passion for baking that might just be turning into a business, and a huge crush on brooding security guard Walker Ironside. Unfortunately, the grumpy Scot seems immune to Sloane's charm, but she can't help but try to seduce him with cupcakes and baked treats whenever the opportunity arises.
However, when someone arrives in Ardnoch intent on destroying Sloane's life, Walker is the first to step forward to protect her and Callie. Even if it means giving into temptation and awakening his own demons. Because in doing so, Walker faces failing not only to shield Sloane from her past, but to safeguard her against his own.
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Loved the Adair series and this spinoff is looking to be just as fabulous! We have met Walker and Sloane in previous books and the tension has always been high between these two. This book lets us unravel all the baggage and see these two finally get true love.
As always, the setting is dreamy. The Scottish Highlands are just meant for HEA's I think. Sloane is a protective mama bear of your young daughter. But for some reason, Walker is not a threat to her.
The whole Adair clan shows up in this one. The meddle and support. Love the small town shenanigans as well. A little bit of suspense takes the book over the top. Overall, just a great read!
This can be read as a standalone but why not start at the beginning with the Adair family and Ardnoch Estate. You will enjoy this book that much more!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Samantha Young is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She's been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. Samantha writes adult contemporary and paranormal romance, YA urban fantasy and YA contemporary fiction and is currently published in 31 countries.
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